Tongeren ((nl)Tongeren) | |
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The statue of Ambiorix | |
Information | |
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Regions | Flanders Province of Limbourg |
Watercourse | Geer ((nl)Jeker) |
Area | 87,56 km² |
Population | 31 139 hab. () |
Density | 355,63 inhab./km² |
Nice | Tongan (nl) Tongerenaar |
Official language | Dutch |
Other language | Limburgish |
Postal code | 3700, 3703 |
Telephone prefix | 32 12 |
Tourist information office | Via Julianus 2. ![]() E-mail: [email protected] |
Location | |
![]() 50 ° 46 ′ 16 ″ N 5 ° 27 ′ 36 ″ E | |
Official site | |
Touristic site | |
Tongeren is a city of Limburg province in Belgium. It is seen, with Tournai, as the oldest city in the kingdom.
Understand
To go
By train
- 1 Tongeren Station Stationsplein
By public transport
By car
Circulate
To see
- 1 Gallo-Roman Museum (Gallo-Romeins Museum)
- 2 Beguinage of Tongeren (Begijnhof Tongeren) –
, one of the oldest beguinages in Flanders
Do
To buy
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Communicate
Manage the day-to-day
Health
- 1 A.Z. Vesalius Hazelereik 51,
32 12 396111, 32 12 396821 (emergency room)
permanently open. –
2 Night entry and emergencies by Baversstraat
Around
- 1 Looz (West) – Small town steeped in history with many monuments or points of interest.
- 2 Alden Biesen Commandery (North) – Former monastery-castle of the Teutonic order.
- 3 Maastricht (to North-east) – One of the oldest towns in Netherlands which contains many architectural gems.
- 4 Cork (At the South-East) –
The capital of eponymous province and, although over a thousand years old, still bustling with activity and a tourist center of certain interest that deserves more than a simple visit.